Quail awaiting release at Connemara Meadow in Allen. Photo by Chris Jackson, DFW Urban Wildllife. By Amy Martin March 23, 2020 The ascending whistle-like call of the bobwhite quail — poor bob WHITE – had for centuries been the essential high […]
Church of the Backyard
by Amy Martin It was a hot Texas summer when I was about two that I first went to church. The cicadas sang in the choir, lifting their voices to the sky. At the pulpit, […]
Mick Tune: Rockwall author shares practical hiking tips with dash of humor
By Amy Martin Jan. 14, 2020 Mick Tune wants you to get out. Not just to the local park, but get out and away from crowds, from amenities, from all that you know best by […]
2020 Cosmic Calendar
~ Lunar ~ Seasons & Cross Quarters ~ Solar ~ Meteors ~ Holidays & Holy Days ~ All times CST/CDT ~ All seasons for Northern Hemisphere. Compiled by Amy Martin. Reuse by permission. January […]
What’s the Dam Problem at LLELA?
The demise of Lake Lewisville dam has been greatly exaggerated, says GSDFW reporter. Above, monitoring stations line the dam. Photos by Amy Martin. Dec. 10, 2019 You may have heard the rumors running through the North […]
Seeds of Abundance
by Amy Martin (c) for Autumn Equinox 2009 It was one of those brilliant autumn in days North Texas. The strident summer Sun had mellowed to just the right brightness, yet it was still t-shirt […]
North Texans to roll out ‘green’ carpet for state’s naturalists
By Amy Martin – Aug. 27, 2019 Disneyland for nature nerds is coming to North Texas. The 20th annual Texas Master Naturalist conference convenes at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront Hotel on Lake Ray Hubbard. The conference runs from Oct. 18-20 […]
Plant museum thriving in Fort Worth Cultural District
By Amy Martin – Aug. 21, 2019 Joe Lippert captures digital images of plant specimens at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas with state-of-the-art Canon cameras. Photos courtesy of BRIT. Set in a world-class research and education center […]
North Texas Wild: Goodbye to a prairie: Richardson meadow slated for development
Green Source DFW reporter Amy Martin joined a final walk through Beck’s Creek Prairie in Richardson, guided by Eric Reed, the Richardson attorney who led a four-year campaign to save it from development. Photo by Amy Martin. Sept. […]
East Texan spins prairie wisdom on grassland tour
By Amy Martin People & Prairies is a three-part series highlighting people making a difference in prairie preservation. In this second installment, we meet a philosophical cattle rancher in Hopkins County. Photos by Stalin SM. July 24, 2018 Karl Ebel doesn’t […]
North Texas Wild: Tenacious Texan preserving family’s Terrell prairie
By Amy Martin People & Prairies: This three-part series highlights people making a difference in prairie preservation. Photo above by Amy Martin. In this first installment, we meet a woman whose passion for Texas and its history saved a prairie from […]
